Nine || Paradox Fox

" 𝐈 said 𝙞𝙛 something starts hurting. 𝐈 can alter something if removing it causes a strain on your body, " Tails corrected, gently lying Nine down onto the table.

Tails got to the work, taking thin wires to attach to Nine’s body. " These are meant to monitor your vitals & how your body responds to me removing or altering what the Doctor’s done. If something starts hurting, say so or grip the edge of the table if you have to. "

" Okay, just … stay still. 𝐈 have to attach you to a few things before we start this. It’ll feel strange, but it won’t hurt, a—alright? "

there. " In your bones, you 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 you just want to be you again. You have the opportunity again. And if they want to take you, they’d have to go through Sonic & the others, they’d have to go through 𝙈𝙀. 𝘼𝙢 𝑰 𝘾𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙍? "

" And you don’t want to be me, do you? No one deserves to go about life under someone else’s control. You’re 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 instead of 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜. And 𝐈 𝙆𝙉𝙊𝙒 you want to live! " Tails shouted out, the sound bouncing off the walls of his lab. He still didn’t let go.

" 𝐈'm not trying to fix you. And one thing 𝐈 learned from fighting against people like the Chaos Council is that, if options are limited, then we 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨. And 𝐈'm creating one now: You can stay with me, 𝐈 can remove their tracker from you. "

from crying. " Nine, they’re going to experiment on you again. They’re going to try 'upgrading' you with implants that might be permanent. Some things are irreversible & 𝐈 don’t think they care, Nine. "

⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀I sense you staring․ ⠀

" You’re not going back to the Doctors, Nine! " Tails insisted, hurt inside his small voice. He gripped, as if letting go would cause Nine to be lost forever. " Please, 𝐈 almost got their implants out of you … You don’t 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 to go back! "

⠀ ⠀⠀( ၴႅၴ @OtherworldlyFox ꫂ ၴႅၴ ⠀" 𝑰 𝙬𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚. " Tails insisted without an iota of hesitation. Bravely, the fox takes quick steps, gently yet stubbornly clutching onto the other’s wrist.

《It's a strained silence, one that lingers way past its welcome between Nine and Stone. Pushing himself back from his desk, files piled into neat towers, he turns to Nine.》 `Do you like coffee at all?`

`Undesired attention. Hm. Well, I can't wait to see how Orbot and Cubot choose to handle it this time, there's always something they're chattering on about when I'm supposed to be focused.` 《He sighs, cracking his neck and fingers with a stretch before returning to his work.》

《There's an unspoken tension between Nine and Stone, his hand moving swiftly as documents are filled and reports are completed, typing and writing with a stern concentration.》 `I feel like I'm under surveillance. Did the Doctor task you with watching me?`